Baseball Preview: Mira Loma Matadors vs. Rio Linda Knights
Mira Loma is 0-5 against Rio Linda since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Mira Loma Matadors will look to defend their home field against the Rio Linda Knights at 4:15 p.m.
Sadly, Mira Loma is still looking for their first win of the season after eight contests. Their rough 16-0 loss to Pioneer on Friday might stick with them for a while.
Mira Loma saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Placencia, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Rio Linda entered their tilt with Mesa Verde with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They were the clear victor by a 14-4 margin over the Mavericks.
Xander Geer made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched four innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Geer was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, Rio Linda got a massive performance out of DJ Lloyd, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Clayton McGuire, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and four RBI.
Mira Loma's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Rio Linda, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season.
Mira Loma suffered a grim 19-0 defeat to Rio Linda in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Mira Loma, Gabriel Williams (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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